T 1843/14 of 19.06.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T184314.20190619
- Date of decision
- 19 June 2019
- Case number
- T 1843/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10155630.6
- IPC class
- A61M 27/00A61M 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Control of vacuum level rate of change
- Applicant name
- KCI Medical Resources Unlimited Company
- Opponent name
- Smith and Nephew, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - subject-matter extends beyond content of application or earlier application as filed (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0304/08
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
- claims 1 and 2 of the main request filed with letter dated 24 October 2014; and
- description and figures of the patent as granted.